In a way, it’s quite to really understand and imagine—my life would probably be very different if that was the case, and I doubt that I’d have the same education, qualifications, and sometimes also skills if that was the case.
But I’d probably still be interested in something quantitative—maybe I’d apply to work at Data For India (which feels like a very close alternative to OWID), or try to work as an economist, data journalist or researcher in some way.
Maybe the most helpful thing to do, though, would be to explain some of the concrete problems people face in India to a wider audience. I think there’s often a lack of data-driven journalism from lower- and middle-income countries that actually gets communicated to a global audience, and explaining them clearly seems valuable. (I tried to do this a little with this blogpost on snakebites, but there are likely so many other areas that could be written about.)
Thanks for the question!
In a way, it’s quite to really understand and imagine—my life would probably be very different if that was the case, and I doubt that I’d have the same education, qualifications, and sometimes also skills if that was the case.
But I’d probably still be interested in something quantitative—maybe I’d apply to work at Data For India (which feels like a very close alternative to OWID), or try to work as an economist, data journalist or researcher in some way.
Maybe the most helpful thing to do, though, would be to explain some of the concrete problems people face in India to a wider audience. I think there’s often a lack of data-driven journalism from lower- and middle-income countries that actually gets communicated to a global audience, and explaining them clearly seems valuable. (I tried to do this a little with this blogpost on snakebites, but there are likely so many other areas that could be written about.)